When the Cradle Falls (1997) - full transcript
An adoption service is kidnapping healthy white babies an adopting them to infertile couples for a price. Meanwhile Brian and Donna have a bouncing baby boy.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]
[BABY COOING]
Oh. Oh, honey, you gotta
look at this one.
This is great.
Oh, this is great!
We should get Christmas cards
made up of these, right?
Oh, this is great. Aw.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello.
Hey, Bill. What's up?
Oh, God. Why do these things
always come up on the weekends?
Look, I'll run it through
on my computer here,
and I'll call you
back tomorrow, all right?
Oh, where do you think
you're going, Justin?
All right. Bye-bye
[BABY COOING]
Trying to make an escape,
huh, big guy?
Ooh, watch it.
Come on. Oh.
Come on. Come back. Whoo!
Ooh, look, your favorite toys.
Come on, sit down.
Ah, Mommy's gotta work.
There you go.
Okay.
I'll get this.
Come on, sit down here.
Oh!
Ah. Oh!
Ooh.
[LAUGHS]
Don't ever stop that. Ever.
You're so tensed,
you need a break.
Oh, soon, soon.
[KISSES] How you doing?
Well, Felder vs. United States
is getting all mixed up with
Arizona vs. Kincaid.
Ooh. Hmm.
I thought freelancing was
gonna be a cinch, huh?
Yeah, right.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello!
No, I'm sorry, she can't
come to the phone right now,
can I take a message?
[BABY CRIES]
Justin!
DR. SIRA:
I don't see any problem here.
The x-rays are fine,
I'm certain
there's no concussion.
Just a nasty bruise.
Oh, thank God.
I feel so guilty.
No, no, it was my fault.
Well, no harm done.
A little liquid aspirin
will get him through the night.
Be sure and have
your pediatrician take
a look at him in a day or two.
Thanks, Doc.
Thank you.
Come here, sweetie. Thank you.
[ANNOUNCEMENT]
Dr. Robert Gray...
Come on, let's go.
You okay, big guy?
...Dr. Robert Gray, line 2.
[BABY COOS]
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
It's time
to go to sleep, big guy.
[FLOORBOARD CREAKS]
Are you not
coming to bed, honey?
It's about ten o'clock.
Oh, I know. I still have ways
to go on this brief.
I promised them
I'll have it done by Friday.
Hey, no one wants
to watch you burn out.
Hey, you know what,
I'm gonna go get
you a cappuccino.
You're gonna
need the caffeine.
Ooh, thank you.
Oh, do me a favor.
Would you turn on
Justin's monitor
before you go?
I forgot to do it.
Sure.
Thank you. I love you.
[CHUCKLES]
Okay.
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYS]
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
[BABY CRYING]
♪ Rock-a-by baby
♪ On the tree top
♪ When the wind blows
The cradle will rock
♪ When the bough breaks
The cradle will fall...
Coffee and a lullaby?
What a guy.
♪ And down will fall baby
♪ Cradle and all ♪
[BABY CRIES]
Shh. It's okay.
No, no.
Hmm. Ugh.
I love your singing voice,
honey, but when're you
gonna go on that coffee run?
One cappuccino, madam,
with a dash of cinnamon.
[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[BABY CRYING]
Shh. Don't cry, now.
Shh. Come on.
Come on, shh, shh, shh.
It's okay.
Honey, all the doors
and windows are locked.
Nobody's been in here.
It's just really strange,
you know?
Uh, maybe,
maybe you were listening
in on someone else's monitor.
Is that possible?
Well, yeah, I think so.
I mean, these things
only operate
You know how many parents
out there have
this kind of monitor?
Yeah, I guess so.
It just really spooked me.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[BABY CRIES]
[ENGINE REVS]
[INDISTINCT YELLING]
MAN:
Gotta do the air runs first.
Hey, Brian!
You got a minute?
Sure, what's the problem?
Last night, the pilot
reported a mod C failure
at about 20,000 feet.
Hey, what happened
to you last night
sounds kinda weird.
Yeah, now, Donna
want a home security system.
Yeah? We have one of those.
Keep it stashed
under the mattress.
Hey, listen, I think
we better do
a static system test.
We may have
a little moisture in here.
Could be. I've checked
all the lines,
and nothings crossed.
What's that you said
about your security system?
Oh, I have a .357 magnum.
Donna wouldn't want
a gun in the house
with Justin crawling around.
Well, an alarm will take care
of most burglars,
but it's the crazies
I'm worried about.
Only one thing will stop them.
[BABY COOING]
Well, aside from the bruise,
you have a perfectly healthy
1-year-old.
23 pounds, 30 inches,
right in the normal range.
I think you have an athlete
on your hands there.
He's terrific.
We're the ones
who need work.
Look, Donna,
let me tell you something.
Many of the big changes
in your life will happen
over time, slowly,
but when you have a baby,
ooh, it's like that.
Overnight your life changes.
Forever. Takes a little time
to get used to it.
SALESMAN: The Centaur 3000
monitors up to
12 different areas.
It actually tells you
when any door or window is open,
even when
the system isn't armed.
Zone one. Security alert.
Door open.
In the event of a break-in,
a distress signal
is instantly sent
to hour 24-hour
monitoring station.
If you press
the emergency button,
the police are summoned as well.
I like it.
I think we should get it.
How long does it take
for the police to get here
after the alarm's triggered.
No more than ten minutes.
What is some psycho breaks in?
I mean, he could kill us all
and be gone in two.
With all due respect, McDermott,
no alarm system
will stop a psycho.
But ours will certainly
deter one.
How soon can you install it?
[CHATTERING]
Hello, Joan.
Looking tense.
You said 7:30,
it's almost 8:00.
I'm sorry,
I had an important client.
You're sorry?
That's all you can say?
I said hot tea!
Relax, you're doing great.
There hasn't been a word
on the news
or in the papers.
I'm fine.
$5,000. 25% as agreed.
Thank you.
You earned it.
I found another one.
In Northside.
Yaay!
Oh, Mommy's gotta get dressed.
Have you seen my black belt?
Yeah, it's in the closet.
I just looked.
I'll just wear the brown one.
Hey, buddy.
Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.
Mm. We're really
running late, honey.
No, we're not.
Besides, the Avila's
will understand.
You okay, tiger?
Oh. Aw. You okay?
It's time to play big, big guy.
We need to baby-proof
this room a lot better.
Come here.
Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.
Ryan, your black belt is right--
Now, where were we?
I know.
I know. I was gonna tell you
about it on the drive over.
How could you buy something
like this without discussing
it with me first?
I know, you're right.
But I-I didn't buy it,
Bill lent it to me.
We've got a baby in the house.
Even the security guy said
no system will stop a psycho.
I-I've even
hidden the bullets in
a completely different drawer.
I still want it
out of here, okay?
[DOORBELL RINGS]
It'll be gone tomorrow.
Thanks, honey.
Zone one. Door open.
Hi, I'm Rachel.
The babysitter.
Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.
Come on in.
Honey, the babysitters here.
[BABY YELLING]
Oh. Hi.
Hi.
Oh, hi, Rachel.
Susan couldn't
make it tonight.
But she gave Rachel
very high marks.
Listen, Justin's
already been fed.
The phone number we're
going to be at is by the phone
on a Post-It.
just in case
it accidentally goes off.
[BABY YELLING]
Okay, great.
Well, come meet Justin.
He looks like
he wants to meet you.
Yeah. Hi, sweetheart.
[BABY YELLING]
Baby. [LAUGHS] You are
just about the cutest
little boy I've seen
in my whole life.
Yes.
Excuse me.
He looks just like his dad.
Hey, thanks for letting
Mom and Dad have
the night off, tiger.
Go easy on Rachel,
we don't wanna scare her off.
Oh, no chance of that.
We shouldn't be too late.
Okay.
BRIAN: This dinner
looks incredible, Kay.
KAY: Thank you.
[CHUCKLES]
I'd like to when you had time
to cook all this
I gotta tell you,
I don't know
how she does it.
Hey, I've been
saying the same thing.
On top of that,
Donna has been on the computer
every single night
working on
a freelance assignment
until midnight.
Actually, the firm
has offered me
a permanent position.
Hey.
It's only three clients,
it's no big deal, but they'll
let me work out of the house.
That's wonderful.
That's fantastic, honey.
Thanks.
Well, I guess you're gonna be
hiring a nanny now, huh?
Well, we already have someone
who comes into help
with the housework,
I'll ask her her to
give us some more time,
but, uh, we wanna be the ones
to raise Justin.
Yes, but there are only
so many hours in the day.
Brian and I can handle it.
Yeah. Sure.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
Zone one. Security alert.
Oh, God, you scared me.
Guess I should have shouted out
that we were home.
Yeah, you're right.
I'm sorry.
I, uh, I shouldn't have
had it up so loud.
Oh, yeah, right after you left.
He's an angel.
Okay, here you go.
Ah, thank you.
Let me give you a ride home.
Okay, great.
Be a few minutes.
Good night.
Bye bye.
Psych major, huh?
Oh, no, I,
I just like psychology.
Yeah?
It's fascinating. People
don't always do
things that make sense.
What do you mean?
Well, we all have impulses.
Greed, power, love, sex.
It's just a question
of whether or not
you act on them.
So, did Justin
give you any problems?
No, Mr. McDermott.
Justin was
no problem at all.
Good.
[ON TV]
Kate, I had to do something...
Finally got him
to go back to sleep.
Come here.
Mm. Mm.
I don't know
if it's the wine or what,
but I'm dead tired.
What?
Nothing.
Come on, just say it.
You resent my
working so much, right?
No, I don't.
Just be honest,
you'd be much happier
if I quit my job.
I never said I didn't want
you to have a career, honey.
Look at you,
I mean, you're exhausted
all the time,
and it's only gonna get worse.
Just because I don't
wanna have sex tonight
doesn't mean anything.
This isn't just about sex.
Every time we try t talk
to each other,
we end up arguing.
I miss the closeness.
I miss you.
[BABY CRYING]
I'll go.
Look.
Everything's gonna work out.
I promise.
[BABY CRYING]
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
[BABY CRYING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Damn it!
If that kid doesn't shut up,
I'm gonna smack him.
Honey, it's okay,
he'll quiet down.
[BABY WHIMPERING]
[ROBERT] ♪ Rock-a-by baby
On the tree top
♪ When the wind blows
The cradle will rock ♪
[BABY CRYING]
He's not going back to sleep.
Do something, or I will.
All right, all right.
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
[YELPING]
[BABY CRYING]
Go next door and call the cops.
[GUN FIRES]
[BABY CRYING]
MAN:
We interrupt this program
to bring you a special report.
Earlier this evening, tragedy
struck the normally
peaceful suburb of Northside
when a ten-month-old baby boy
was kidnapped,
and his father
was shot to death.
Police have note released
further details regarding...
Honey! Hon!
Baby was just
kidnapped in Northside.
WOMAN:
And this point, Paul,
we don't have much to go on.
But apparently an intruder
wearing a ski-mask broke in
through the nursery window
and was confronted
by the child's father.
As yet, no motive
has been established.
Police are doing everything
they can to solve this crime
as quickly as possible.
My God.
OFFICER:
Folks, we need you
to stand back.
FEMALE OFFICER:
Attention, all units...
So what you got?
Found a 9mm casing.
Looks like the husband
was shot with his own gun.
Any prints on it?
Hmm, just the victim's
and some smudges.
My guess is the shooter
wore glove.
Yeah, maybe he didn't
put them on
until he got inside.
Make sure you get
outside the windowsill and all.
WOMAN:
I think you might wanna
take a look at this.
Helen, there was
a problem this time.
A problem?
I saw it on the news!
Is the baby all right?
Yeah, the baby's fine.
It was an accident.
What were you doing
with a gun?
I told you never
to use a gun.
It was his gun!
He tried to shoot me
Where is it?
I left it there.
Helen, I don't like it
when somebody shoots at me.
Were you wearing gloves?
Of course. I always do.
Nobody saw me, okay?
It's fine.
It is definitely
not fine, Robert.
[BABY CRYING]
He is going to his new parents
in the morning.
Take him inside.
The unfortunate fact
is that healthy babies
available for adoption
are few and far between.
And lately, there have been
dozens of legal problems
with surrogate motherhood,
which further limits
your options.
We've been to all the clinics.
We've tried everything.
Adopting is
our only alternative.
And I'm not
getting any younger.
Neither of us is.
On top of which,
I'm taking over the European
operations from my company
so I wanna accomplish this
by the end of the month.
Even if we were lucky enough
to find someone who is willing
to give up their child--
I wanna make it clear
that money is not
a problem here.
I handled
a special case recently
that took nearly a $100,000.
As I said, not a problem.
I can't promise anything,
but I'll keep in touch.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I could take an x-ray
but I don't
think it's necessary.
I was literally a foot away
from him when this happened.
It happened that quick.
It's amazing his head
hasn't cracked open by now.
Well, they are unstoppable
at this age.
Your boy will be fine.
But mom seems a little
more fatigued than usual.
Everything okay at home?
Lan Corporation thought
we did a great job
with that mod C problem.
Looks like they'll be sending us
their whole fleet.
Hey, I know it's
none of my business,
but lately I've been sensing
a little chill.
Feel like talking about it?
There just aren't
enough hours in the day.
Do you think I'm being selfish
for wanting to work?
And the fact is,
I do wanna be the one
that's there for Justin.
And I think it's important
that he understands that both
daddies and mommies
have jobs and careers.
I don't want her to be
anybody but herself.
Problem is, this isn't
the only problem we're having.
It's like she's not
attracted to me anymore.
Fall asleep the second
my head hits the pillow.
I know Brian's
been upset about that.
BRIAN:
We don't have time
for each other anymore.
When we are alone,
all we're talking about
are diapers and formula.
Relax, you just had a kid.
It comes with the territory.
I know, I know,
I should stop feeling sorry
for myself.
Something is just missing now.
[CHATTERING]
What the hell
happened last night?
Keep your voice down.
Everything is fine,
the baby's been delivered.
I just left some new clients
who want a baby right way.
Are you crazy?
Robert is out of control.
Who knows what's
gonna happen next time?
Last night was a fluke.
It'll never happen again.
Frankly, I'm more worried
about you than him.
Well, there is nothing
to be concerned about,
because I'm out.
Joan.
Do I need to remind you
that I suppressed
very incriminating evidence
in your case?
You owe me.
That case is history.
You were never tried, Joan.
What do you think
the police would do
if that evidence suddenly
dropped on their desks.
They'd reopen your case
in a heartbeat.
Find me a baby
as soon as possible.
[BABY COOING]
[DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS]
BRIAN:
Hey, everybody.
Daddy's home.
Hey, sweetie. Mm.
Where's my little man?
Aw, jeez, come here.
Get out of there.
Get out of there.
Daddy's glad
to see you too.
Let me guess,
you had Delibrencio
to come over for lunch, right?
I forgot to bring your shirts
to the laundry,
so I'm doing them myself,
But first I had
to fax contracts to the office.
Honey, honey, it's okay.
I was just trying
to make a joke.
I know.
I look terrible.
No, you don't.
Say "Mommy looks beautiful."
I thought you weren't
going to push
yourself like this.
I know.
[TIMER RINGS]
Honey, could you hand me
that other potholder, please?
Ow.
Hold on, I got it, I got it.
Thank you.
Ooh. Ow.
You know what,
you're right.
I can't have it both ways.
I am not
the super-mom type after all.
No, come one, sure you are.
No, Brian, I am gonna
quit the firm.
I can't take on
a pressure position
like this right now.
I need to be able to control
the number of hours that I work.
Are you sure?
Listen, they're having a seminar
in Portland, about starting
a private practice.
I can work
out of the house.
When is it?
This weekend.
It's just one night
out of town, though.
Well, if you think it's
something that...
Justin!
[BABY CRIES]
You're very lucky.
I don't anticipate
any scarring.
You said he grabbed the cord
and it fell on him?
Is that correct?
Yeah, that's right.
I-- I just put him down
for a minute. And it...
Okay. I have some ointment
here for you, along with
a prescription.
You're gonna be okay.
Mwah. You're gonna be all right.
All right.
You go down now.
Okay, just sit here for a sec,
and daddy will
be right back, sweetheart.
Well, hi there, Justin.
I'm so sorry to see you
back at the hospital again.
Yeah, I bet you don't like
having to come to this
nasty old place, do you?
No. Here, let me help
you do that.
Thanks.
You are very sweet boy.
Oh, yes, you are.
Everything's gonna be
just fine, now.
Yes, it is.
Take a lollipop
on the way out.
KID: Thank you.
Doctor, there's
a call for you.
Who is it?
Someone from the medical center
asking about Justin McDermott.
I'll take it.
Okay.
This is the records department
at Seaport Medical Center.
And we've become concerned
about a patient of yours,
Justin McDermott.
Do you recall him?
Certainly. Is he all right?
Well, he was treated
in the ER last night
for a burn on his arm.
How bad?
but it seems he's been
in the emergency room before
and we're just
doing a follow up.
As his pediatrician,
we thought you might know
a little more
about his family situation.
When was the last time
you examined him?
I just saw him
a few days ago.
Did he have any bruises
or any other
visible injuries then?
He had a bruise on his knee,
but his mother assured me
everything was fine.
Head injuries, bruises, burns,
I mean, doctor, is it possible
he is being abused?
There's some strain
in the marriage, but no.
Look, I feel it would
be improper to notify
the authorities at this time.
Oh, we're not
at that point yet.
We just want to be alert
in case the pattern repeats.
So is it possible?
I suppose anything's possible.
Thank you.
Thank you very much, Doctor.
DONNA:
Just wish I felt
better about this.
Honey, I have both days off,
the housekeeper's coming in,
I double-checked
all the baby-proofing.
I know. I know.
Brian, are we doing
something wrong?
Honey. Talk to
some of our friends.
They all have worse stories
about their kids
getting hurt.
All we can do is our best,
right, little guy?
Don't worry about going.
You need to do this.
And Justin's gonna be fine.
Really.
Take good care of him, okay?
I'll call you when I get there.
Have a good trip.
Say, "Bye, Mommy."
Drive carefully.
Bye. Bye, sweetie.
Bye. Say, "Bye, Mommy." Bye.
Bye.
Ah.
You sleep well, big guy.
Daddy's got a fun day
planned for us tomorrow.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello?
Yeah, Bill?
Now?
No, no, I can't.
Donna's out of town,
and Justin's asleep.
Did you run a diagnostic?
Yeah, I know, I know
it was fine in the morning.
Oh, damn it!
All right, listen,
I'll see if I can get a sitter
and I'll call you back.
Okay, all right.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Hi. All right.
Hey, come on in.
Listen thanks for coming
on such short notice.
Oh, no problem.
Justin's asleep in his room.
I have the monitor
out in the den.
I really shouldn't be that long.
Bad timing, huh?
Your wife has to
go out of town,
you have to go into work.
My number at work
is by the phone, just in case
you need to reach me.
Don't worry about Justin.
He's in very good hands.
Thanks again.
Zone one. Door open.
[KEYPAD BEEPS]
So, tell me about
this babysitter.
Your fantasy life
a little slow?
No, just my real life.
The in-laws are in this weekend.
I'm sorry to hear that.
So, back to the babysitter.
I can see it now. You come in,
she's got a nice fire burning
couple of glasses
of Cabernet poured.
She's wearing one of those
numbers from Victoria's Secret.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[THUNDERCLAPS]
[RAIN PATTERING]
[THUNDERCLAP]
That should take care of it.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
I can't wait to
drive home in that.
Yeah, you and me both.
[THUNDERCLAPS]
[KEYPAD BEEPS]
[DOOR OPENS]
Hey, you're home early.
So how did it go?
Brian?
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
Oh, my God.
You're soaked!
I forgot my umbrella.
Listen, I gotta change clothes,
how's Justin?
Not a peep.
Good.
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
[THUNDERCLAP]
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
I'll have to write you a check.
Oh, it's no problem.
You know, I was thinking
it's, it's gonna take forever
to get a cab in this weather.
Maybe we just wait
for the rain to let up.
You think that's a good idea?
Rachel...
[MUSIC SLOWLY INTENSIFIES]
Zone three. Security alert.
[BABY CRIES]
Shh. Shh.
It's okay. It's okay.
That's it.
Rachel, this is a mistake.
I can't do this.
I'll call you a cab.
[BABY CRIES]
[BABY CRIES]
[BABY CRIES]
I'll be right back.
We have to talk about this.
♪ Rock-a-by baby
On the tree top
♪ When the wind blows
The cradle-- ♪
[GUNSHOTS]
Brian!
[ALARM BLARING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
Mrs. McDermott?
Yes?
Portland police.
Can we talk to you
for a minute?
Police?
Can I see
some identification, please?
Certainly.
I'm Detective Tauber,
this is my partner,
Detective Pruso.
What is it? Is it my husband?
I'm afraid we don't have
the whole picture yet, ma'am.
But apparently there's been
an incident at your house.
It seems an intruder
broke in through
the nursery window.
Now, the intruder got away,
but I'm sorry to have
to tell you
he took your son with him.
Justin was kidnapped?
That's the assumption
everyone is working on
at the moment, ma'am.
Now, we're going to
take you to the airport as soon
as you're ready to travel.
Are you all right?
I gotta call Brian.
Oh, my baby!
Make it a quick call, ma'am!
They wanna keep
the phone lines clear.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
First thing
in the morning, all right?
You have my card.
Okay, thanks.
Lieutenant?
There are no prints,
some smudges.
10:1 he was wearing gloves.
How about that, Mr. McDermott,
was he wearing gloves?
Maybe. I, I really
can't remember.
Is there anything
else you can recall?
Mr. McDermott.
If we don't find the victim
within the first eight hours,
our odds go way down.
Now, I know this is tough,
but you gotta set aside your
feelings for a little while,
and think hard,
for your son's sake.
All I know was what I told you.
He was a tall guy.
OFFICER:
Mrs. McDermott?
Brian...
That's where he came in.
Mrs. McDermott
I'm Lt. Dugger,
I'm heading up
the investigation.
I know how upsetting
this must be to you,
but I have a few questions
I need to ask.
Does Justin
have any distinguishing
marks or scars?
A birthmark maybe?
No.
Yes.
He has a burn on his right arm.
Oh, that's right.
I was thinking about birthmarks.
Right arm?
Above or below the elbow?
Right here.
I've already asked
your husband this, but,
is there anyone you can think of
who might wanna harm you?
Someone holding
a grudge of any kind?
No. No one.
I mean, come on we're not rich.
Why would someone
wanna take our baby?
I'm not sure, ma'am.
We put a tap on your phone.
And I'm leaving officers here
to monitor your calls.
If you have to go out,
we'll forward any calls to you
on your cell phone.
We've got it all worked out.
What about the FBI?
Um, they've been contacted.
They're working on it
from their end.
Try not to worry,
Mrs. McDermott, we're working
hard to get your son back.
I'll call you as soon as
I have something.
Thank you.
[SIGHS]
OFFICER ON RADIO:
At code 30...
Lieutenant.
It's a dead ringer
for the Northside
abduction, isn't it?
Sure is.
Or maybe that's
what somebody wants us to think.
[CAR DOOR OPENS]
How could you have done
something so stupid?
You're not the one
on the firing line, okay?
For all I know,
he could have had a gun, too.
This isn't an armed robbery
at a mini mart, Robert.
If you get caught,
no one is going to be able
to get you off. Not even me.
I'm not gonna get caught.
If you wanna work for me,
if you wanna live here,
then you'll give me that gun.
Right now.
What's this?
I think it's a burn.
A burn?
Yeah, is that a problem?
A burn is identifiable, Robert.
We're going to have to
keep him here until we can
get rid of this bandage.
FEMALE OFFICER ON RADIO:
7A 43, state again.
OFFICER 1: Ana Lauren?
OFFICER 2: Yeah, we
got here here.
That should do it.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so selfish,
I had to go for
that stupid seminar.
I should have been home
taking care of my baby.
It wasn't your fault.
It wasn't your fault.
He took my son.
It's mine.
There's something
I need to talk to you about.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
We just heard.
Come on in.
[DOOR SHUTS]
We thought you probably
wouldn't feel
like cooking late.
So, Kay made a casserole.
God, Brian, we're so sorry.
Thanks.
Have you heard
anything yet?
No.
Well, if there's
anything we can do.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello?
Yes, Lieutenant?
We'll be right down.
I know you didn't see the man,
but you may been watched
over a period of time
for the last few days.
Um, do one of these faces
ring a bell?
if you could help me
with a couple other things,
Mr. McDermott?
In my office?
Yeah. Sure.
You'll be okay. All right?
What do you need?
Just a little privacy.
Have a seat.
Can I call you Brian?
Sure.
So, Brian.
Anything you've forgotten
to tell me about?
Like what?
Well, I, uh,
I talked to Rachel Edmond
this morning.
You sorta forgot to mention
you two being in the bedroom
las night.
No, no, I don't care
what you were doing
with the babysitter.
What I'm interested in
is the baby.
Well, I'm concerned about
what else you might have
neglected to mention.
Like the fact that your son
had a bad burn on his arm.
You asked about birthmarks.
No, I asked about
identifying marks.
How did he get burned anyway?
It was an accident.
He pulled on the cord,
and the iron fell.
Does your son
have a lot of accidents?
What're you getting at?
I'm just trying to get
the whole picture here, Brian.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
Have you heard anything?
Mm-hmm.
Could you give us
a couple of minutes
alone, please?
Yeah.
I can't stop thinking about him.
You know?
I mean, is he cold?
Is he hungry?
Donna there's something I think
you should know about
what happened last night.
What? What is it?
The moment he broke in,
I was in the bedroom.
I got caught in the rain,
and I had to change
my clothes.
You already told me that.
I wasn't alone.
Rachel was with me.
She came in to tell me
it might take a while
to get a cab. So--
What do you mean with you?
It was just a kiss.
Nothing happened, really.
You mean to stand here
and tell me that
while your son
was being stolen
I have never felt guiltier
about anything
in my life, Donna.
You have to believe that.
I go away for one night
and this is what happens?
I can't even look at you,
right now.
I think you should leave.
[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHES]
Who the hell are you?
What's going on?
Take it easy, Mr. McDermott.
Detective Braeden,
Metro Division.
I'm assigned the investigation
of your son's disappearance.
I'm under surveillance?
Standard procedure
for this type of situation,
Mr. McDermott.
Donna. Donna,
something's just happened
Listen, whatever
you think of me, right now,
I need to come home.
We gotta talk.
It's just so unbelievable
that they would
be following you.
Yeah, it is.
I mean, we're the victims, here.
What're they thinking?
I have no idea.
Donna, I know I let you down.
But we have to be
together on this.
It's the only way
we're gonna get through it.
[PHONE RINGS]
OFFICER:
We got a call coming in.
Let's go.
Hello?
Yes, hold on.
It's Rachel.
She wants to talk to you.
Hello?
[CHATTERING]
Hi.
Hi.
Look, I gotta get back,
what'd you wanna talk about?
It was just
one of those moments, Brian.
I mean, you were there,
and I was there, and...
I'm sorry.
Hey, it was just
as much my fault.
I never should have
let it happen.
But what's done is done.
Is that all?
What I really want
to see you about is the police.
What about them?
Well, when I talked
to that Lt. Dugger,
He asked me
if I'd actually
seen Justin that night.
And?
Well, that's the thing,
Justin was already asleep
when I got there.
So I just
turned on the TV, and...
And I had the monitor
right next to me
the whole time.
You didn't check on him?
Well, he was asleep,
I didn't want him to wake up.
And I was about to
go and check on him
when you came in, and...
Well, you know
what happened then.
You know
he was in there, Rachel.
That's true.
But I never actually
saw him that night.
I had to tell him the truth.
I'm really sorry.
So how did it go?
You never told me
about the burn on his arm.
Well, you were the one
in a rush, not me.
Now, where's my money?
I can't deliver the baby
until the bandages come off.
That is your problem.
I wanna get paid,
and I want out.
I thought I made it clear--
You wanna turn in
my confession,
be my guest.
Because I'm at a point
where I really don't
give a damn anymore.
Calm down, Joan.
In a few days,
I'll have your payment.
I want my money now,
and this time, I want half.
$10,000
That's ridiculous!
Well, this isn't a negotiation.
In fact, go ahead
and show them my confession.
'Cause the way I see it,
I could cut myself
a pretty decent deal
if I tell the police
everything I know
about the kidnappings,
don't you think?
Fine, Joan. $10,000 it is.
DONNA:
She's sorry?
Fine. We all are.
Nothing happened.
Brian, you know,
it's not whether or not
you actually slept with her,
think you were the type
of person to get into
a situation like that.
I made a mistake.
I'm still the same person.
I don't know, I really don't.
Anyway...
An apology wasn't
the only reason Rachel
wanted to meet.
She wanted to warn me.
Dugger asked her
is she's actually seen
Justin that night.
And she said no.
He was already asleep
when she got here.
And Dugger thinks
Justin was never
in that room that night.
That's insane--
That is why these
cops are here.
That's why he's
having me followed.
And what?
What, they think
we arranged
a fake kidnapping?
Yeah. And tried to make it
look like that
other one in Northside.
But this is crazy!
Just watch the
evening news, honey.
You remember that woman
who drowned her two kids
in her car
And then there was the guy
who backed over his daughter
intentionally,
and claimed
it was an accident.
They think Justin's dead?
He's not dead.
What is he is dead?
I will not accept that!
We're gonna get him back.
I'll make up the bed
and stay for you, okay?
[ROCK-A-BY BABY MUSIC PLAYS]
[ROCK-A-BY BABY MUSIC PLAYS]
Brian, wake up. Wake up.
The lullaby.
What?
The newspaper said
that in the Northside case
the woman heard the kidnapper
singing the baby a lullaby.
Remember that night
that you went out for coffee
and I thought I heard you
on the monitor?
The voice that I heard
was singiRock-a-bye Baby.
That's the same song the guy
was singing when he took Justin.
It's gotta be the same man.
These monitors only
have a short range.
If someone else
has as unit like ours,
they'd have to be close by.
Have there been any other kids
in the neighborhood
reported missing?
No, not that I know of.
We can damn sure
knock on a few doors
and find out
who else has
a monitor like ours.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
[INAUDIBLE]
[INAUDIBLE]
HELEN:
We were very lucky
to find him, Mrs. Simmonds.
MRS. SIMMONDS:
Can you tell us anything
else about his birth parents?
HELEN:
I'm afraid as
part of our agreement,
they asked that their
identities be secret.
Of course. The main thing is
that we're getting
a healthy child.
Here's the first half.
The final sum of $50,000
is payable on the day itself.
Which should be
very soon now.
We were under the impression
that we were gonna
pick him up today.
Well, I'm afraid
there's been an
unavoidable delay.
We're looking at
another week,
perhaps two.
You promised us a child
by the end of this week.
How do we know the birth parents
won't decide
to change their minds?
That won't happen,
in this case,
I can assure you.
If we can't
have that child by Friday,
we're gonna have to
cancel our agreement.
Minus the reasonable expenses
you've incurred, of course.
I may have to pull
some strings.
But you'll have your baby.
WOMAN:
I don't know if I can help you,
folks, but ask away.
Have you heard of
any children being
taken from here?
Missing maybe?
Yeah.
Happened a couple of weeks ago.
The people in 127,
right over there.
What happened?
Custody thing
Ex-husband broke in one night
and took the little girl.
Did they notify the police?
Well, yeah. I assume they did.
Why wouldn't they?
Thanks.
Thank you.
Yes?
Hi. My name is Donna McDermott.
And this is my husband, Brian.
Hi.
We live down the street.
We'd like to talk to you
about your daughter.
You're not cops?
No.
Can we come in?
Please?
Yeah.
Somebody took
out baby, too.
Maybe we can help each other.
I'm sure it was my ex-husband
who took Elizabeth.
Did it once before.
Did you actually
see him take her?
No. We were at a party
two doors down.
We brought the monitor.
Guess it was too noisy
to hear it.
Why didn't you report it?
I've been living with Kurt
for about a year now, and...
he doesn't have much
patience with kids.
He's been very tough
on Elizabeth,
you know what I mean?
I figured she'd be
better off with her dad.
Are you positive
it was your ex-husband
who took her?
He had been threatening
to o it again.
This time he was clever.
Cut a hole in the glass,
came in through the window.
Did you try to contact
your ex-husband
after this happened?
He moved.
Kurt made me promise
not to report him.
Why?
He's got a short fuse, and...
couple of other complaints
on his records.
If her ex-husband
has her daughter,
we've got nothing.
Yeah, but if he doesn't,
this is a kidnapping
just like ours.
Probably by the same guy.
And it wasn't reported.
I know.
We've got to get to Dugger.
[CHATTERING]
Yeah. Yeah, okay, thanks.
Well, Lucy Becknell's
ex-husband didn't even know
the kid's missing.
Yeah, we checked it out.
He doesn't have the baby.
It looks like
the guy who took her daughter
may have taken your son, too.
Why is this happening?
Why haven't there been
any ransom calls?
Well, I think this is something
being done for the black market.
What you have to understand is
there's a market for babies.
I mean,
to legally adopt a child
could take years,
with no guarantees
even then,
so there are brokers.
You think someone's trying
to sell our son?
It's big money.
Six-figure fees
are not uncommon.
Some wealthy people don't care,
they just wanna cut through
the red tape and get it done.
Ans when people are willing
to pay there's always someone
willing to do what's needed.
Why these babies?
What's the connection?
Well, there's,
there's something
I've noticed here.
Lucy Becknell's daughter
was being abused
by her boyfriend, she says.
According to this,
the Northside kid was
also being abused.
Justin wasn't being abused.
No, but the kidnappers
probably thought he was.
Head injuries, burns,
emergency room visits.
The thing is,
people who abuse their children
generally don't wanna
draw attention
to themselves.
So they might not be
so quick to report
the child missing.
Like I told you,
the longer a child is missing,
the harder it is
to get them back.
I think that's what
the kidnappers are counting on.
[PHONE RINGS]
We've already got
computer data
coming in from the FBI.
Anything having to do
with illegal adoption,
anything, anybody convicted
of baby stealing,
brokers, attorneys,
agencies, you name it.
Listen, I'm sorry
we had to put you both
through the wringer.
We were only thinking
of your boy.
Keep us informed.
Every step of the way.
Thanks, Lieutenant.
You know, I did get a call
from a woman
at the medical center.
Who?
Someone from records.
I don't recall her name.
She said she was concerned
with how many visits
that Justin had made to the ER
and did I suspect abuse.
I know you both love
Justin very much,
and you would never
hurt him intentionally.
Could this woman
have been a doctor?
Doubtful. Still, she did ask
leading question.
"Could it have been?,"
"Is it possible?,"
that kinda thing.
And you said?
I said anything is possible.
I-I-I I didn't,
I didn't mean--
I was...
I'm very--
I'm very sorry.
Let's go.
WOMAN:
Dr. Terrence Edwards to ICU.
Dr. Terrence Edwards to ICU.
Excuse me?
May I help you?
Yes, our son, Justin McDermott
was a patient here.
We'd like to take
a look at his records.
Of course. I'll just
need to see some ID.
Sure.
Aren't you
little Justin's parents?
Oh, he's such a sweetheart.
How's he doing?
Justin was kidnapped.
Oh, my God, that's horrible.
How long ago
was your son admitted?
Less than a week ago.
I can't seem to
find his records.
Well, I wouldn't worry about it.
His file is probably
up in pediatrics.
With all the people
going in and out of this room
it's a wonder
anything's where
it's supposed to be.
I tell you what?
Why don't I
track it down myself
and I'll call you
as soon as I find it?
We'd appreciate that.
Certainly.
PA SYSTEM:
Nurse Emerson
to Physical Therapy.
Excuse me?
Have the police turned up
anything yet?
I mean, you must
be worried sick.
They think our son
was kidnapped
for black market adoption.
They say people pay
over $100,000
for a baby like Justin.
It's unbelievable
what people are capable of.
Robert!
Robert!
Hello, Robert.
Has Helen called yet?
No. What's going on?
She's probably still
in her meeting.
Helen wants me to, uh,
take the baby
to the hospital, right away.
Seems he has
an insulin deficiency.
And if we don't treat him soon
he could go into diabetic shock.
Where is he?
Taking a nap.
That's not a good sign.
Get him ready to go.
Helen wants me to get
the baby's records
from her files.
Oh, and we need
the car seat
and the carrier, too.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Robert?
Robert?
Robert, bring the baby down.
I need to check his burn.
We have to deliver
him by Friday.
Joan just picked him up.
What?
She took him to the hospital.
She said you knew all about it.
Couple oh hours ago?
What's happening?
I'm not sure.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
You must really think
I'm an idiot.
Joan, where's the baby?
You've been cheating me blind.
Helen, I've seen the file!
You're getting a $100,000
for this baby.
There's obviously been
a misunderstanding.
Listen to me, Joan.
No, you listen to me.
Meet me at the garage
in an hour.
And bring the money.
Whatever you say.
Just take care of the baby.
If you wanna see
this baby again, it's gonna
cost you $50,000.
I only want what's fair.
So do I, Joan.
[STRING MUSIC PLAYS]
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
You know, we became a family
without ever really
thinking it through.
I guess we never realized
how much hard work
there's in being a parent.
He changed our lives so much.
I just can't imagine
our life without him, you know?
We have to have another chance.
If we're gonna get through this,
we're gonna have to
do it together.
Where's the baby?
Where's my money?
You'll get it
when he's delivered.
I want it now.
$50,000. That's half.
Joan, be reasonable.
I'm the one who takes
all the risks,
pays all the expenses.
What do you do?
You point your finger,
and you say, "That one."
And if didn't,
you'd have nothing!
God only knows
how much you cheated me
before this.
I should be taking
the whole $100,000.
You should be
in jail, right now.
You committed murder,
and I'm the one
that got you off,
scot-free.
I only want what's mine.
This baby is not yours.
Joan! Give me that!
[CHATTERING]
BRIAN: Lieutenant.
Any of those leads
panned out?
How much sleep
have you two gotten?
We'll sleep
when Justin gets home.
Uh, nothing's
jumping off the page, yet.
We're running down
the list of employees
at the hospital.
[PHONE RINGS]
Dugger. Yeah, Braeden,
what's up?
Let me put you
on the box I got the McDermotts
here with me.
Yeah, like I was saying,
we found the body
about an hour ago.
The victim's presumed to be
an attorney named
Helen Sawyer.
We found a car nearby,
had legal documents,
with some adoption
paperwork in it.
Sawyer...
Yeah, here t is.
Specializes in custody
and adoption, office is
on Market Street.
It could be a coincidence,
but I thought
you might wanna know.
Thanks.
Going through
the State Bar Association.
It looks like Helen Sawyer
was a criminal attorney
for a while.
Times Herald.
Downloading a few
articles on her.
Time to go into
the superior court records.
See if I can find something...
Wait a minute.
Brian, look at this.
Come here.
What did you find?
Look at this picture!
That's the woman
from the hospital!
Oh, my...
And it says
here name is Joan Hollins.
Says she was accused
of stabbing her husband
Claimed he was abusing her.
Helen Sawyer was her attorney.
Gotta get Dugger.
Yes, Lt. Dugger, please.
Well, where is he,
this is urgent
It's the McDermotts.
We have some
very important information.
Can you right this down?
Mr. Simmonds?
Yes, this is Joan Hollins,
I'm Helen Sawyer's associate.
Well, actually,
I'm calling at Helen's request.
Unfortunately, she's been
unavoidably detained.
Oh, no, no, no,
everything's fine.
Um, I'll be the one
delivering your baby.
And she's authorized me
to accept the final $50,000
installment as well.
So why don't I meet you
at your hotel
and we'll take care
of everything in short order.
Say two o'clock? Excellent.
Then I will see you then.
Well, well, well, little one.
It is almost pay day! Yeah!
You live here?
Yeah. What's going on?
This is
Helen Sawyer's house, isn't it?
Yeah, she's
not home right now.
Are you a relative?
No.
Boyfriend?
She's my lawyer.
Who are you?
Detective Harland Dugger.
What's your name?
Robert. Look I think
you should come back, uh,
when Helen's home.
She's not coming home.
Robert what?
Hammack.
Where is she?
Helen's dead.
Mind if we go inside, Robert?
Look, unless you have
a search warrant,
you not going nowhere near--
I don't really
need your permission.
Why don't you come in with us?
Go on, I'll catch up.
OFFICER:
Come with me, sir
I thought maybe
you might know
something about that.
I don't know anything.
And what did Helen
represent you on, Robert?
Armed robbery,
breaking and entering,
grand theft?
I have nothing to say.
Huh. It's too bad
she's not gonna be around
to handle the kidnapping charges
I'm about to lay on you.
Hmm.
We found the toy
you tried to cover up
in the truck, too.
Where's the baby?
You do understand
if something
happens to that kid,
you're looking
at the death penalty.
Now, if you wanna cooperate
with me, I might be able
to do you some good.
The sooner we find him,
the less chance you'll
be spending time on death row.
What's it gonna be, Robert?
Joan took him.
Joan who?
I don't know her last name,
she's a client of Helen's.
Now, I don't wanna talk anymore
until I have a lawyer.
Cuff him. Read him his rights.
Stand up.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Dugger
What, when did they call?
Get an address,
I'll be in the car.
[BABY COOING]
Will keep right in there.
Okay.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
[BABY COOING]
Hello? Anyone home?
[BABY CRIES]
Come on!
[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
Maybe she didn't come
all the way up.
Maybe, but I'm gonna find out.
Justin! Justin!
DONNA:
Justin! Justin! Justin!
Maybe you're right.
Maybe she's not up here.
[BABY CRYING]
[GASPS]
Don't touch me.
Don't touch me.
You stay away from me!
Stay away from me!
Please give me my baby. Please.
JOAN: Stop!
[BABY CRYING]
BRIAN: Stop!
DONNA:
Oh, my God!
BRIAN: Please!
[BABY CRYING]
Okay! You win!
[BABY CRYING]
We'd rather you got
away with him
than fall!
Come back, please!
We won't try to stop you!
Come back!
Whoa.
[BABY CRYING]
[JOAN YELPS]
DUGGER:
Joan Hollins,
you're under arrest.
OFFICER:
Weapons down!
You have the right
to remain silent.
anything you say can,
and will, be held against you
in the court of law.
[DONNA GASPING] Hi. Oh!
[BABY GIGGLING]
[BABY COOING]
Oh. Oh, honey, you gotta
look at this one.
This is great.
Oh, this is great!
We should get Christmas cards
made up of these, right?
Oh, this is great. Aw.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello.
Hey, Bill. What's up?
Oh, God. Why do these things
always come up on the weekends?
Look, I'll run it through
on my computer here,
and I'll call you
back tomorrow, all right?
Oh, where do you think
you're going, Justin?
All right. Bye-bye
[BABY COOING]
Trying to make an escape,
huh, big guy?
Ooh, watch it.
Come on. Oh.
Come on. Come back. Whoo!
Ooh, look, your favorite toys.
Come on, sit down.
Ah, Mommy's gotta work.
There you go.
Okay.
I'll get this.
Come on, sit down here.
Oh!
Ah. Oh!
Ooh.
[LAUGHS]
Don't ever stop that. Ever.
You're so tensed,
you need a break.
Oh, soon, soon.
[KISSES] How you doing?
Well, Felder vs. United States
is getting all mixed up with
Arizona vs. Kincaid.
Ooh. Hmm.
I thought freelancing was
gonna be a cinch, huh?
Yeah, right.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello!
No, I'm sorry, she can't
come to the phone right now,
can I take a message?
[BABY CRIES]
Justin!
DR. SIRA:
I don't see any problem here.
The x-rays are fine,
I'm certain
there's no concussion.
Just a nasty bruise.
Oh, thank God.
I feel so guilty.
No, no, it was my fault.
Well, no harm done.
A little liquid aspirin
will get him through the night.
Be sure and have
your pediatrician take
a look at him in a day or two.
Thanks, Doc.
Thank you.
Come here, sweetie. Thank you.
[ANNOUNCEMENT]
Dr. Robert Gray...
Come on, let's go.
You okay, big guy?
...Dr. Robert Gray, line 2.
[BABY COOS]
Shh, shh, shh, shh.
It's time
to go to sleep, big guy.
[FLOORBOARD CREAKS]
Are you not
coming to bed, honey?
It's about ten o'clock.
Oh, I know. I still have ways
to go on this brief.
I promised them
I'll have it done by Friday.
Hey, no one wants
to watch you burn out.
Hey, you know what,
I'm gonna go get
you a cappuccino.
You're gonna
need the caffeine.
Ooh, thank you.
Oh, do me a favor.
Would you turn on
Justin's monitor
before you go?
I forgot to do it.
Sure.
Thank you. I love you.
[CHUCKLES]
Okay.
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYS]
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
[BABY CRYING]
♪ Rock-a-by baby
♪ On the tree top
♪ When the wind blows
The cradle will rock
♪ When the bough breaks
The cradle will fall...
Coffee and a lullaby?
What a guy.
♪ And down will fall baby
♪ Cradle and all ♪
[BABY CRIES]
Shh. It's okay.
No, no.
Hmm. Ugh.
I love your singing voice,
honey, but when're you
gonna go on that coffee run?
One cappuccino, madam,
with a dash of cinnamon.
[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[BABY CRYING]
Shh. Don't cry, now.
Shh. Come on.
Come on, shh, shh, shh.
It's okay.
Honey, all the doors
and windows are locked.
Nobody's been in here.
It's just really strange,
you know?
Uh, maybe,
maybe you were listening
in on someone else's monitor.
Is that possible?
Well, yeah, I think so.
I mean, these things
only operate
You know how many parents
out there have
this kind of monitor?
Yeah, I guess so.
It just really spooked me.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[BABY CRIES]
[ENGINE REVS]
[INDISTINCT YELLING]
MAN:
Gotta do the air runs first.
Hey, Brian!
You got a minute?
Sure, what's the problem?
Last night, the pilot
reported a mod C failure
at about 20,000 feet.
Hey, what happened
to you last night
sounds kinda weird.
Yeah, now, Donna
want a home security system.
Yeah? We have one of those.
Keep it stashed
under the mattress.
Hey, listen, I think
we better do
a static system test.
We may have
a little moisture in here.
Could be. I've checked
all the lines,
and nothings crossed.
What's that you said
about your security system?
Oh, I have a .357 magnum.
Donna wouldn't want
a gun in the house
with Justin crawling around.
Well, an alarm will take care
of most burglars,
but it's the crazies
I'm worried about.
Only one thing will stop them.
[BABY COOING]
Well, aside from the bruise,
you have a perfectly healthy
1-year-old.
23 pounds, 30 inches,
right in the normal range.
I think you have an athlete
on your hands there.
He's terrific.
We're the ones
who need work.
Look, Donna,
let me tell you something.
Many of the big changes
in your life will happen
over time, slowly,
but when you have a baby,
ooh, it's like that.
Overnight your life changes.
Forever. Takes a little time
to get used to it.
SALESMAN: The Centaur 3000
monitors up to
12 different areas.
It actually tells you
when any door or window is open,
even when
the system isn't armed.
Zone one. Security alert.
Door open.
In the event of a break-in,
a distress signal
is instantly sent
to hour 24-hour
monitoring station.
If you press
the emergency button,
the police are summoned as well.
I like it.
I think we should get it.
How long does it take
for the police to get here
after the alarm's triggered.
No more than ten minutes.
What is some psycho breaks in?
I mean, he could kill us all
and be gone in two.
With all due respect, McDermott,
no alarm system
will stop a psycho.
But ours will certainly
deter one.
How soon can you install it?
[CHATTERING]
Hello, Joan.
Looking tense.
You said 7:30,
it's almost 8:00.
I'm sorry,
I had an important client.
You're sorry?
That's all you can say?
I said hot tea!
Relax, you're doing great.
There hasn't been a word
on the news
or in the papers.
I'm fine.
$5,000. 25% as agreed.
Thank you.
You earned it.
I found another one.
In Northside.
Yaay!
Oh, Mommy's gotta get dressed.
Have you seen my black belt?
Yeah, it's in the closet.
I just looked.
I'll just wear the brown one.
Hey, buddy.
Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.
Mm. We're really
running late, honey.
No, we're not.
Besides, the Avila's
will understand.
You okay, tiger?
Oh. Aw. You okay?
It's time to play big, big guy.
We need to baby-proof
this room a lot better.
Come here.
Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.
Ryan, your black belt is right--
Now, where were we?
I know.
I know. I was gonna tell you
about it on the drive over.
How could you buy something
like this without discussing
it with me first?
I know, you're right.
But I-I didn't buy it,
Bill lent it to me.
We've got a baby in the house.
Even the security guy said
no system will stop a psycho.
I-I've even
hidden the bullets in
a completely different drawer.
I still want it
out of here, okay?
[DOORBELL RINGS]
It'll be gone tomorrow.
Thanks, honey.
Zone one. Door open.
Hi, I'm Rachel.
The babysitter.
Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.
Come on in.
Honey, the babysitters here.
[BABY YELLING]
Oh. Hi.
Hi.
Oh, hi, Rachel.
Susan couldn't
make it tonight.
But she gave Rachel
very high marks.
Listen, Justin's
already been fed.
The phone number we're
going to be at is by the phone
on a Post-It.
just in case
it accidentally goes off.
[BABY YELLING]
Okay, great.
Well, come meet Justin.
He looks like
he wants to meet you.
Yeah. Hi, sweetheart.
[BABY YELLING]
Baby. [LAUGHS] You are
just about the cutest
little boy I've seen
in my whole life.
Yes.
Excuse me.
He looks just like his dad.
Hey, thanks for letting
Mom and Dad have
the night off, tiger.
Go easy on Rachel,
we don't wanna scare her off.
Oh, no chance of that.
We shouldn't be too late.
Okay.
BRIAN: This dinner
looks incredible, Kay.
KAY: Thank you.
[CHUCKLES]
I'd like to when you had time
to cook all this
I gotta tell you,
I don't know
how she does it.
Hey, I've been
saying the same thing.
On top of that,
Donna has been on the computer
every single night
working on
a freelance assignment
until midnight.
Actually, the firm
has offered me
a permanent position.
Hey.
It's only three clients,
it's no big deal, but they'll
let me work out of the house.
That's wonderful.
That's fantastic, honey.
Thanks.
Well, I guess you're gonna be
hiring a nanny now, huh?
Well, we already have someone
who comes into help
with the housework,
I'll ask her her to
give us some more time,
but, uh, we wanna be the ones
to raise Justin.
Yes, but there are only
so many hours in the day.
Brian and I can handle it.
Yeah. Sure.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
Zone one. Security alert.
Oh, God, you scared me.
Guess I should have shouted out
that we were home.
Yeah, you're right.
I'm sorry.
I, uh, I shouldn't have
had it up so loud.
Oh, yeah, right after you left.
He's an angel.
Okay, here you go.
Ah, thank you.
Let me give you a ride home.
Okay, great.
Be a few minutes.
Good night.
Bye bye.
Psych major, huh?
Oh, no, I,
I just like psychology.
Yeah?
It's fascinating. People
don't always do
things that make sense.
What do you mean?
Well, we all have impulses.
Greed, power, love, sex.
It's just a question
of whether or not
you act on them.
So, did Justin
give you any problems?
No, Mr. McDermott.
Justin was
no problem at all.
Good.
[ON TV]
Kate, I had to do something...
Finally got him
to go back to sleep.
Come here.
Mm. Mm.
I don't know
if it's the wine or what,
but I'm dead tired.
What?
Nothing.
Come on, just say it.
You resent my
working so much, right?
No, I don't.
Just be honest,
you'd be much happier
if I quit my job.
I never said I didn't want
you to have a career, honey.
Look at you,
I mean, you're exhausted
all the time,
and it's only gonna get worse.
Just because I don't
wanna have sex tonight
doesn't mean anything.
This isn't just about sex.
Every time we try t talk
to each other,
we end up arguing.
I miss the closeness.
I miss you.
[BABY CRYING]
I'll go.
Look.
Everything's gonna work out.
I promise.
[BABY CRYING]
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
[BABY CRYING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Damn it!
If that kid doesn't shut up,
I'm gonna smack him.
Honey, it's okay,
he'll quiet down.
[BABY WHIMPERING]
[ROBERT] ♪ Rock-a-by baby
On the tree top
♪ When the wind blows
The cradle will rock ♪
[BABY CRYING]
He's not going back to sleep.
Do something, or I will.
All right, all right.
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
[YELPING]
[BABY CRYING]
Go next door and call the cops.
[GUN FIRES]
[BABY CRYING]
MAN:
We interrupt this program
to bring you a special report.
Earlier this evening, tragedy
struck the normally
peaceful suburb of Northside
when a ten-month-old baby boy
was kidnapped,
and his father
was shot to death.
Police have note released
further details regarding...
Honey! Hon!
Baby was just
kidnapped in Northside.
WOMAN:
And this point, Paul,
we don't have much to go on.
But apparently an intruder
wearing a ski-mask broke in
through the nursery window
and was confronted
by the child's father.
As yet, no motive
has been established.
Police are doing everything
they can to solve this crime
as quickly as possible.
My God.
OFFICER:
Folks, we need you
to stand back.
FEMALE OFFICER:
Attention, all units...
So what you got?
Found a 9mm casing.
Looks like the husband
was shot with his own gun.
Any prints on it?
Hmm, just the victim's
and some smudges.
My guess is the shooter
wore glove.
Yeah, maybe he didn't
put them on
until he got inside.
Make sure you get
outside the windowsill and all.
WOMAN:
I think you might wanna
take a look at this.
Helen, there was
a problem this time.
A problem?
I saw it on the news!
Is the baby all right?
Yeah, the baby's fine.
It was an accident.
What were you doing
with a gun?
I told you never
to use a gun.
It was his gun!
He tried to shoot me
Where is it?
I left it there.
Helen, I don't like it
when somebody shoots at me.
Were you wearing gloves?
Of course. I always do.
Nobody saw me, okay?
It's fine.
It is definitely
not fine, Robert.
[BABY CRYING]
He is going to his new parents
in the morning.
Take him inside.
The unfortunate fact
is that healthy babies
available for adoption
are few and far between.
And lately, there have been
dozens of legal problems
with surrogate motherhood,
which further limits
your options.
We've been to all the clinics.
We've tried everything.
Adopting is
our only alternative.
And I'm not
getting any younger.
Neither of us is.
On top of which,
I'm taking over the European
operations from my company
so I wanna accomplish this
by the end of the month.
Even if we were lucky enough
to find someone who is willing
to give up their child--
I wanna make it clear
that money is not
a problem here.
I handled
a special case recently
that took nearly a $100,000.
As I said, not a problem.
I can't promise anything,
but I'll keep in touch.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I could take an x-ray
but I don't
think it's necessary.
I was literally a foot away
from him when this happened.
It happened that quick.
It's amazing his head
hasn't cracked open by now.
Well, they are unstoppable
at this age.
Your boy will be fine.
But mom seems a little
more fatigued than usual.
Everything okay at home?
Lan Corporation thought
we did a great job
with that mod C problem.
Looks like they'll be sending us
their whole fleet.
Hey, I know it's
none of my business,
but lately I've been sensing
a little chill.
Feel like talking about it?
There just aren't
enough hours in the day.
Do you think I'm being selfish
for wanting to work?
And the fact is,
I do wanna be the one
that's there for Justin.
And I think it's important
that he understands that both
daddies and mommies
have jobs and careers.
I don't want her to be
anybody but herself.
Problem is, this isn't
the only problem we're having.
It's like she's not
attracted to me anymore.
Fall asleep the second
my head hits the pillow.
I know Brian's
been upset about that.
BRIAN:
We don't have time
for each other anymore.
When we are alone,
all we're talking about
are diapers and formula.
Relax, you just had a kid.
It comes with the territory.
I know, I know,
I should stop feeling sorry
for myself.
Something is just missing now.
[CHATTERING]
What the hell
happened last night?
Keep your voice down.
Everything is fine,
the baby's been delivered.
I just left some new clients
who want a baby right way.
Are you crazy?
Robert is out of control.
Who knows what's
gonna happen next time?
Last night was a fluke.
It'll never happen again.
Frankly, I'm more worried
about you than him.
Well, there is nothing
to be concerned about,
because I'm out.
Joan.
Do I need to remind you
that I suppressed
very incriminating evidence
in your case?
You owe me.
That case is history.
You were never tried, Joan.
What do you think
the police would do
if that evidence suddenly
dropped on their desks.
They'd reopen your case
in a heartbeat.
Find me a baby
as soon as possible.
[BABY COOING]
[DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS]
BRIAN:
Hey, everybody.
Daddy's home.
Hey, sweetie. Mm.
Where's my little man?
Aw, jeez, come here.
Get out of there.
Get out of there.
Daddy's glad
to see you too.
Let me guess,
you had Delibrencio
to come over for lunch, right?
I forgot to bring your shirts
to the laundry,
so I'm doing them myself,
But first I had
to fax contracts to the office.
Honey, honey, it's okay.
I was just trying
to make a joke.
I know.
I look terrible.
No, you don't.
Say "Mommy looks beautiful."
I thought you weren't
going to push
yourself like this.
I know.
[TIMER RINGS]
Honey, could you hand me
that other potholder, please?
Ow.
Hold on, I got it, I got it.
Thank you.
Ooh. Ow.
You know what,
you're right.
I can't have it both ways.
I am not
the super-mom type after all.
No, come one, sure you are.
No, Brian, I am gonna
quit the firm.
I can't take on
a pressure position
like this right now.
I need to be able to control
the number of hours that I work.
Are you sure?
Listen, they're having a seminar
in Portland, about starting
a private practice.
I can work
out of the house.
When is it?
This weekend.
It's just one night
out of town, though.
Well, if you think it's
something that...
Justin!
[BABY CRIES]
You're very lucky.
I don't anticipate
any scarring.
You said he grabbed the cord
and it fell on him?
Is that correct?
Yeah, that's right.
I-- I just put him down
for a minute. And it...
Okay. I have some ointment
here for you, along with
a prescription.
You're gonna be okay.
Mwah. You're gonna be all right.
All right.
You go down now.
Okay, just sit here for a sec,
and daddy will
be right back, sweetheart.
Well, hi there, Justin.
I'm so sorry to see you
back at the hospital again.
Yeah, I bet you don't like
having to come to this
nasty old place, do you?
No. Here, let me help
you do that.
Thanks.
You are very sweet boy.
Oh, yes, you are.
Everything's gonna be
just fine, now.
Yes, it is.
Take a lollipop
on the way out.
KID: Thank you.
Doctor, there's
a call for you.
Who is it?
Someone from the medical center
asking about Justin McDermott.
I'll take it.
Okay.
This is the records department
at Seaport Medical Center.
And we've become concerned
about a patient of yours,
Justin McDermott.
Do you recall him?
Certainly. Is he all right?
Well, he was treated
in the ER last night
for a burn on his arm.
How bad?
but it seems he's been
in the emergency room before
and we're just
doing a follow up.
As his pediatrician,
we thought you might know
a little more
about his family situation.
When was the last time
you examined him?
I just saw him
a few days ago.
Did he have any bruises
or any other
visible injuries then?
He had a bruise on his knee,
but his mother assured me
everything was fine.
Head injuries, bruises, burns,
I mean, doctor, is it possible
he is being abused?
There's some strain
in the marriage, but no.
Look, I feel it would
be improper to notify
the authorities at this time.
Oh, we're not
at that point yet.
We just want to be alert
in case the pattern repeats.
So is it possible?
I suppose anything's possible.
Thank you.
Thank you very much, Doctor.
DONNA:
Just wish I felt
better about this.
Honey, I have both days off,
the housekeeper's coming in,
I double-checked
all the baby-proofing.
I know. I know.
Brian, are we doing
something wrong?
Honey. Talk to
some of our friends.
They all have worse stories
about their kids
getting hurt.
All we can do is our best,
right, little guy?
Don't worry about going.
You need to do this.
And Justin's gonna be fine.
Really.
Take good care of him, okay?
I'll call you when I get there.
Have a good trip.
Say, "Bye, Mommy."
Drive carefully.
Bye. Bye, sweetie.
Bye. Say, "Bye, Mommy." Bye.
Bye.
Ah.
You sleep well, big guy.
Daddy's got a fun day
planned for us tomorrow.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello?
Yeah, Bill?
Now?
No, no, I can't.
Donna's out of town,
and Justin's asleep.
Did you run a diagnostic?
Yeah, I know, I know
it was fine in the morning.
Oh, damn it!
All right, listen,
I'll see if I can get a sitter
and I'll call you back.
Okay, all right.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Hi. All right.
Hey, come on in.
Listen thanks for coming
on such short notice.
Oh, no problem.
Justin's asleep in his room.
I have the monitor
out in the den.
I really shouldn't be that long.
Bad timing, huh?
Your wife has to
go out of town,
you have to go into work.
My number at work
is by the phone, just in case
you need to reach me.
Don't worry about Justin.
He's in very good hands.
Thanks again.
Zone one. Door open.
[KEYPAD BEEPS]
So, tell me about
this babysitter.
Your fantasy life
a little slow?
No, just my real life.
The in-laws are in this weekend.
I'm sorry to hear that.
So, back to the babysitter.
I can see it now. You come in,
she's got a nice fire burning
couple of glasses
of Cabernet poured.
She's wearing one of those
numbers from Victoria's Secret.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[THUNDERCLAPS]
[RAIN PATTERING]
[THUNDERCLAP]
That should take care of it.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
I can't wait to
drive home in that.
Yeah, you and me both.
[THUNDERCLAPS]
[KEYPAD BEEPS]
[DOOR OPENS]
Hey, you're home early.
So how did it go?
Brian?
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
Oh, my God.
You're soaked!
I forgot my umbrella.
Listen, I gotta change clothes,
how's Justin?
Not a peep.
Good.
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
[THUNDERCLAP]
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
I'll have to write you a check.
Oh, it's no problem.
You know, I was thinking
it's, it's gonna take forever
to get a cab in this weather.
Maybe we just wait
for the rain to let up.
You think that's a good idea?
Rachel...
[MUSIC SLOWLY INTENSIFIES]
Zone three. Security alert.
[BABY CRIES]
Shh. Shh.
It's okay. It's okay.
That's it.
Rachel, this is a mistake.
I can't do this.
I'll call you a cab.
[BABY CRIES]
[BABY CRIES]
[BABY CRIES]
I'll be right back.
We have to talk about this.
♪ Rock-a-by baby
On the tree top
♪ When the wind blows
The cradle-- ♪
[GUNSHOTS]
Brian!
[ALARM BLARING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
Mrs. McDermott?
Yes?
Portland police.
Can we talk to you
for a minute?
Police?
Can I see
some identification, please?
Certainly.
I'm Detective Tauber,
this is my partner,
Detective Pruso.
What is it? Is it my husband?
I'm afraid we don't have
the whole picture yet, ma'am.
But apparently there's been
an incident at your house.
It seems an intruder
broke in through
the nursery window.
Now, the intruder got away,
but I'm sorry to have
to tell you
he took your son with him.
Justin was kidnapped?
That's the assumption
everyone is working on
at the moment, ma'am.
Now, we're going to
take you to the airport as soon
as you're ready to travel.
Are you all right?
I gotta call Brian.
Oh, my baby!
Make it a quick call, ma'am!
They wanna keep
the phone lines clear.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
First thing
in the morning, all right?
You have my card.
Okay, thanks.
Lieutenant?
There are no prints,
some smudges.
10:1 he was wearing gloves.
How about that, Mr. McDermott,
was he wearing gloves?
Maybe. I, I really
can't remember.
Is there anything
else you can recall?
Mr. McDermott.
If we don't find the victim
within the first eight hours,
our odds go way down.
Now, I know this is tough,
but you gotta set aside your
feelings for a little while,
and think hard,
for your son's sake.
All I know was what I told you.
He was a tall guy.
OFFICER:
Mrs. McDermott?
Brian...
That's where he came in.
Mrs. McDermott
I'm Lt. Dugger,
I'm heading up
the investigation.
I know how upsetting
this must be to you,
but I have a few questions
I need to ask.
Does Justin
have any distinguishing
marks or scars?
A birthmark maybe?
No.
Yes.
He has a burn on his right arm.
Oh, that's right.
I was thinking about birthmarks.
Right arm?
Above or below the elbow?
Right here.
I've already asked
your husband this, but,
is there anyone you can think of
who might wanna harm you?
Someone holding
a grudge of any kind?
No. No one.
I mean, come on we're not rich.
Why would someone
wanna take our baby?
I'm not sure, ma'am.
We put a tap on your phone.
And I'm leaving officers here
to monitor your calls.
If you have to go out,
we'll forward any calls to you
on your cell phone.
We've got it all worked out.
What about the FBI?
Um, they've been contacted.
They're working on it
from their end.
Try not to worry,
Mrs. McDermott, we're working
hard to get your son back.
I'll call you as soon as
I have something.
Thank you.
[SIGHS]
OFFICER ON RADIO:
At code 30...
Lieutenant.
It's a dead ringer
for the Northside
abduction, isn't it?
Sure is.
Or maybe that's
what somebody wants us to think.
[CAR DOOR OPENS]
How could you have done
something so stupid?
You're not the one
on the firing line, okay?
For all I know,
he could have had a gun, too.
This isn't an armed robbery
at a mini mart, Robert.
If you get caught,
no one is going to be able
to get you off. Not even me.
I'm not gonna get caught.
If you wanna work for me,
if you wanna live here,
then you'll give me that gun.
Right now.
What's this?
I think it's a burn.
A burn?
Yeah, is that a problem?
A burn is identifiable, Robert.
We're going to have to
keep him here until we can
get rid of this bandage.
FEMALE OFFICER ON RADIO:
7A 43, state again.
OFFICER 1: Ana Lauren?
OFFICER 2: Yeah, we
got here here.
That should do it.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so selfish,
I had to go for
that stupid seminar.
I should have been home
taking care of my baby.
It wasn't your fault.
It wasn't your fault.
He took my son.
It's mine.
There's something
I need to talk to you about.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
We just heard.
Come on in.
[DOOR SHUTS]
We thought you probably
wouldn't feel
like cooking late.
So, Kay made a casserole.
God, Brian, we're so sorry.
Thanks.
Have you heard
anything yet?
No.
Well, if there's
anything we can do.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello?
Yes, Lieutenant?
We'll be right down.
I know you didn't see the man,
but you may been watched
over a period of time
for the last few days.
Um, do one of these faces
ring a bell?
if you could help me
with a couple other things,
Mr. McDermott?
In my office?
Yeah. Sure.
You'll be okay. All right?
What do you need?
Just a little privacy.
Have a seat.
Can I call you Brian?
Sure.
So, Brian.
Anything you've forgotten
to tell me about?
Like what?
Well, I, uh,
I talked to Rachel Edmond
this morning.
You sorta forgot to mention
you two being in the bedroom
las night.
No, no, I don't care
what you were doing
with the babysitter.
What I'm interested in
is the baby.
Well, I'm concerned about
what else you might have
neglected to mention.
Like the fact that your son
had a bad burn on his arm.
You asked about birthmarks.
No, I asked about
identifying marks.
How did he get burned anyway?
It was an accident.
He pulled on the cord,
and the iron fell.
Does your son
have a lot of accidents?
What're you getting at?
I'm just trying to get
the whole picture here, Brian.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
Have you heard anything?
Mm-hmm.
Could you give us
a couple of minutes
alone, please?
Yeah.
I can't stop thinking about him.
You know?
I mean, is he cold?
Is he hungry?
Donna there's something I think
you should know about
what happened last night.
What? What is it?
The moment he broke in,
I was in the bedroom.
I got caught in the rain,
and I had to change
my clothes.
You already told me that.
I wasn't alone.
Rachel was with me.
She came in to tell me
it might take a while
to get a cab. So--
What do you mean with you?
It was just a kiss.
Nothing happened, really.
You mean to stand here
and tell me that
while your son
was being stolen
I have never felt guiltier
about anything
in my life, Donna.
You have to believe that.
I go away for one night
and this is what happens?
I can't even look at you,
right now.
I think you should leave.
[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
[TIRES SCREECHES]
Who the hell are you?
What's going on?
Take it easy, Mr. McDermott.
Detective Braeden,
Metro Division.
I'm assigned the investigation
of your son's disappearance.
I'm under surveillance?
Standard procedure
for this type of situation,
Mr. McDermott.
Donna. Donna,
something's just happened
Listen, whatever
you think of me, right now,
I need to come home.
We gotta talk.
It's just so unbelievable
that they would
be following you.
Yeah, it is.
I mean, we're the victims, here.
What're they thinking?
I have no idea.
Donna, I know I let you down.
But we have to be
together on this.
It's the only way
we're gonna get through it.
[PHONE RINGS]
OFFICER:
We got a call coming in.
Let's go.
Hello?
Yes, hold on.
It's Rachel.
She wants to talk to you.
Hello?
[CHATTERING]
Hi.
Hi.
Look, I gotta get back,
what'd you wanna talk about?
It was just
one of those moments, Brian.
I mean, you were there,
and I was there, and...
I'm sorry.
Hey, it was just
as much my fault.
I never should have
let it happen.
But what's done is done.
Is that all?
What I really want
to see you about is the police.
What about them?
Well, when I talked
to that Lt. Dugger,
He asked me
if I'd actually
seen Justin that night.
And?
Well, that's the thing,
Justin was already asleep
when I got there.
So I just
turned on the TV, and...
And I had the monitor
right next to me
the whole time.
You didn't check on him?
Well, he was asleep,
I didn't want him to wake up.
And I was about to
go and check on him
when you came in, and...
Well, you know
what happened then.
You know
he was in there, Rachel.
That's true.
But I never actually
saw him that night.
I had to tell him the truth.
I'm really sorry.
So how did it go?
You never told me
about the burn on his arm.
Well, you were the one
in a rush, not me.
Now, where's my money?
I can't deliver the baby
until the bandages come off.
That is your problem.
I wanna get paid,
and I want out.
I thought I made it clear--
You wanna turn in
my confession,
be my guest.
Because I'm at a point
where I really don't
give a damn anymore.
Calm down, Joan.
In a few days,
I'll have your payment.
I want my money now,
and this time, I want half.
$10,000
That's ridiculous!
Well, this isn't a negotiation.
In fact, go ahead
and show them my confession.
'Cause the way I see it,
I could cut myself
a pretty decent deal
if I tell the police
everything I know
about the kidnappings,
don't you think?
Fine, Joan. $10,000 it is.
DONNA:
She's sorry?
Fine. We all are.
Nothing happened.
Brian, you know,
it's not whether or not
you actually slept with her,
think you were the type
of person to get into
a situation like that.
I made a mistake.
I'm still the same person.
I don't know, I really don't.
Anyway...
An apology wasn't
the only reason Rachel
wanted to meet.
She wanted to warn me.
Dugger asked her
is she's actually seen
Justin that night.
And she said no.
He was already asleep
when she got here.
And Dugger thinks
Justin was never
in that room that night.
That's insane--
That is why these
cops are here.
That's why he's
having me followed.
And what?
What, they think
we arranged
a fake kidnapping?
Yeah. And tried to make it
look like that
other one in Northside.
But this is crazy!
Just watch the
evening news, honey.
You remember that woman
who drowned her two kids
in her car
And then there was the guy
who backed over his daughter
intentionally,
and claimed
it was an accident.
They think Justin's dead?
He's not dead.
What is he is dead?
I will not accept that!
We're gonna get him back.
I'll make up the bed
and stay for you, okay?
[ROCK-A-BY BABY MUSIC PLAYS]
[ROCK-A-BY BABY MUSIC PLAYS]
Brian, wake up. Wake up.
The lullaby.
What?
The newspaper said
that in the Northside case
the woman heard the kidnapper
singing the baby a lullaby.
Remember that night
that you went out for coffee
and I thought I heard you
on the monitor?
The voice that I heard
was singiRock-a-bye Baby.
That's the same song the guy
was singing when he took Justin.
It's gotta be the same man.
These monitors only
have a short range.
If someone else
has as unit like ours,
they'd have to be close by.
Have there been any other kids
in the neighborhood
reported missing?
No, not that I know of.
We can damn sure
knock on a few doors
and find out
who else has
a monitor like ours.
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS]
[INAUDIBLE]
[INAUDIBLE]
HELEN:
We were very lucky
to find him, Mrs. Simmonds.
MRS. SIMMONDS:
Can you tell us anything
else about his birth parents?
HELEN:
I'm afraid as
part of our agreement,
they asked that their
identities be secret.
Of course. The main thing is
that we're getting
a healthy child.
Here's the first half.
The final sum of $50,000
is payable on the day itself.
Which should be
very soon now.
We were under the impression
that we were gonna
pick him up today.
Well, I'm afraid
there's been an
unavoidable delay.
We're looking at
another week,
perhaps two.
You promised us a child
by the end of this week.
How do we know the birth parents
won't decide
to change their minds?
That won't happen,
in this case,
I can assure you.
If we can't
have that child by Friday,
we're gonna have to
cancel our agreement.
Minus the reasonable expenses
you've incurred, of course.
I may have to pull
some strings.
But you'll have your baby.
WOMAN:
I don't know if I can help you,
folks, but ask away.
Have you heard of
any children being
taken from here?
Missing maybe?
Yeah.
Happened a couple of weeks ago.
The people in 127,
right over there.
What happened?
Custody thing
Ex-husband broke in one night
and took the little girl.
Did they notify the police?
Well, yeah. I assume they did.
Why wouldn't they?
Thanks.
Thank you.
Yes?
Hi. My name is Donna McDermott.
And this is my husband, Brian.
Hi.
We live down the street.
We'd like to talk to you
about your daughter.
You're not cops?
No.
Can we come in?
Please?
Yeah.
Somebody took
out baby, too.
Maybe we can help each other.
I'm sure it was my ex-husband
who took Elizabeth.
Did it once before.
Did you actually
see him take her?
No. We were at a party
two doors down.
We brought the monitor.
Guess it was too noisy
to hear it.
Why didn't you report it?
I've been living with Kurt
for about a year now, and...
he doesn't have much
patience with kids.
He's been very tough
on Elizabeth,
you know what I mean?
I figured she'd be
better off with her dad.
Are you positive
it was your ex-husband
who took her?
He had been threatening
to o it again.
This time he was clever.
Cut a hole in the glass,
came in through the window.
Did you try to contact
your ex-husband
after this happened?
He moved.
Kurt made me promise
not to report him.
Why?
He's got a short fuse, and...
couple of other complaints
on his records.
If her ex-husband
has her daughter,
we've got nothing.
Yeah, but if he doesn't,
this is a kidnapping
just like ours.
Probably by the same guy.
And it wasn't reported.
I know.
We've got to get to Dugger.
[CHATTERING]
Yeah. Yeah, okay, thanks.
Well, Lucy Becknell's
ex-husband didn't even know
the kid's missing.
Yeah, we checked it out.
He doesn't have the baby.
It looks like
the guy who took her daughter
may have taken your son, too.
Why is this happening?
Why haven't there been
any ransom calls?
Well, I think this is something
being done for the black market.
What you have to understand is
there's a market for babies.
I mean,
to legally adopt a child
could take years,
with no guarantees
even then,
so there are brokers.
You think someone's trying
to sell our son?
It's big money.
Six-figure fees
are not uncommon.
Some wealthy people don't care,
they just wanna cut through
the red tape and get it done.
Ans when people are willing
to pay there's always someone
willing to do what's needed.
Why these babies?
What's the connection?
Well, there's,
there's something
I've noticed here.
Lucy Becknell's daughter
was being abused
by her boyfriend, she says.
According to this,
the Northside kid was
also being abused.
Justin wasn't being abused.
No, but the kidnappers
probably thought he was.
Head injuries, burns,
emergency room visits.
The thing is,
people who abuse their children
generally don't wanna
draw attention
to themselves.
So they might not be
so quick to report
the child missing.
Like I told you,
the longer a child is missing,
the harder it is
to get them back.
I think that's what
the kidnappers are counting on.
[PHONE RINGS]
We've already got
computer data
coming in from the FBI.
Anything having to do
with illegal adoption,
anything, anybody convicted
of baby stealing,
brokers, attorneys,
agencies, you name it.
Listen, I'm sorry
we had to put you both
through the wringer.
We were only thinking
of your boy.
Keep us informed.
Every step of the way.
Thanks, Lieutenant.
You know, I did get a call
from a woman
at the medical center.
Who?
Someone from records.
I don't recall her name.
She said she was concerned
with how many visits
that Justin had made to the ER
and did I suspect abuse.
I know you both love
Justin very much,
and you would never
hurt him intentionally.
Could this woman
have been a doctor?
Doubtful. Still, she did ask
leading question.
"Could it have been?,"
"Is it possible?,"
that kinda thing.
And you said?
I said anything is possible.
I-I-I I didn't,
I didn't mean--
I was...
I'm very--
I'm very sorry.
Let's go.
WOMAN:
Dr. Terrence Edwards to ICU.
Dr. Terrence Edwards to ICU.
Excuse me?
May I help you?
Yes, our son, Justin McDermott
was a patient here.
We'd like to take
a look at his records.
Of course. I'll just
need to see some ID.
Sure.
Aren't you
little Justin's parents?
Oh, he's such a sweetheart.
How's he doing?
Justin was kidnapped.
Oh, my God, that's horrible.
How long ago
was your son admitted?
Less than a week ago.
I can't seem to
find his records.
Well, I wouldn't worry about it.
His file is probably
up in pediatrics.
With all the people
going in and out of this room
it's a wonder
anything's where
it's supposed to be.
I tell you what?
Why don't I
track it down myself
and I'll call you
as soon as I find it?
We'd appreciate that.
Certainly.
PA SYSTEM:
Nurse Emerson
to Physical Therapy.
Excuse me?
Have the police turned up
anything yet?
I mean, you must
be worried sick.
They think our son
was kidnapped
for black market adoption.
They say people pay
over $100,000
for a baby like Justin.
It's unbelievable
what people are capable of.
Robert!
Robert!
Hello, Robert.
Has Helen called yet?
No. What's going on?
She's probably still
in her meeting.
Helen wants me to, uh,
take the baby
to the hospital, right away.
Seems he has
an insulin deficiency.
And if we don't treat him soon
he could go into diabetic shock.
Where is he?
Taking a nap.
That's not a good sign.
Get him ready to go.
Helen wants me to get
the baby's records
from her files.
Oh, and we need
the car seat
and the carrier, too.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Robert?
Robert?
Robert, bring the baby down.
I need to check his burn.
We have to deliver
him by Friday.
Joan just picked him up.
What?
She took him to the hospital.
She said you knew all about it.
Couple oh hours ago?
What's happening?
I'm not sure.
[TENSE MUSIC PLAYS]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
You must really think
I'm an idiot.
Joan, where's the baby?
You've been cheating me blind.
Helen, I've seen the file!
You're getting a $100,000
for this baby.
There's obviously been
a misunderstanding.
Listen to me, Joan.
No, you listen to me.
Meet me at the garage
in an hour.
And bring the money.
Whatever you say.
Just take care of the baby.
If you wanna see
this baby again, it's gonna
cost you $50,000.
I only want what's fair.
So do I, Joan.
[STRING MUSIC PLAYS]
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
You know, we became a family
without ever really
thinking it through.
I guess we never realized
how much hard work
there's in being a parent.
He changed our lives so much.
I just can't imagine
our life without him, you know?
We have to have another chance.
If we're gonna get through this,
we're gonna have to
do it together.
Where's the baby?
Where's my money?
You'll get it
when he's delivered.
I want it now.
$50,000. That's half.
Joan, be reasonable.
I'm the one who takes
all the risks,
pays all the expenses.
What do you do?
You point your finger,
and you say, "That one."
And if didn't,
you'd have nothing!
God only knows
how much you cheated me
before this.
I should be taking
the whole $100,000.
You should be
in jail, right now.
You committed murder,
and I'm the one
that got you off,
scot-free.
I only want what's mine.
This baby is not yours.
Joan! Give me that!
[CHATTERING]
BRIAN: Lieutenant.
Any of those leads
panned out?
How much sleep
have you two gotten?
We'll sleep
when Justin gets home.
Uh, nothing's
jumping off the page, yet.
We're running down
the list of employees
at the hospital.
[PHONE RINGS]
Dugger. Yeah, Braeden,
what's up?
Let me put you
on the box I got the McDermotts
here with me.
Yeah, like I was saying,
we found the body
about an hour ago.
The victim's presumed to be
an attorney named
Helen Sawyer.
We found a car nearby,
had legal documents,
with some adoption
paperwork in it.
Sawyer...
Yeah, here t is.
Specializes in custody
and adoption, office is
on Market Street.
It could be a coincidence,
but I thought
you might wanna know.
Thanks.
Going through
the State Bar Association.
It looks like Helen Sawyer
was a criminal attorney
for a while.
Times Herald.
Downloading a few
articles on her.
Time to go into
the superior court records.
See if I can find something...
Wait a minute.
Brian, look at this.
Come here.
What did you find?
Look at this picture!
That's the woman
from the hospital!
Oh, my...
And it says
here name is Joan Hollins.
Says she was accused
of stabbing her husband
Claimed he was abusing her.
Helen Sawyer was her attorney.
Gotta get Dugger.
Yes, Lt. Dugger, please.
Well, where is he,
this is urgent
It's the McDermotts.
We have some
very important information.
Can you right this down?
Mr. Simmonds?
Yes, this is Joan Hollins,
I'm Helen Sawyer's associate.
Well, actually,
I'm calling at Helen's request.
Unfortunately, she's been
unavoidably detained.
Oh, no, no, no,
everything's fine.
Um, I'll be the one
delivering your baby.
And she's authorized me
to accept the final $50,000
installment as well.
So why don't I meet you
at your hotel
and we'll take care
of everything in short order.
Say two o'clock? Excellent.
Then I will see you then.
Well, well, well, little one.
It is almost pay day! Yeah!
You live here?
Yeah. What's going on?
This is
Helen Sawyer's house, isn't it?
Yeah, she's
not home right now.
Are you a relative?
No.
Boyfriend?
She's my lawyer.
Who are you?
Detective Harland Dugger.
What's your name?
Robert. Look I think
you should come back, uh,
when Helen's home.
She's not coming home.
Robert what?
Hammack.
Where is she?
Helen's dead.
Mind if we go inside, Robert?
Look, unless you have
a search warrant,
you not going nowhere near--
I don't really
need your permission.
Why don't you come in with us?
Go on, I'll catch up.
OFFICER:
Come with me, sir
I thought maybe
you might know
something about that.
I don't know anything.
And what did Helen
represent you on, Robert?
Armed robbery,
breaking and entering,
grand theft?
I have nothing to say.
Huh. It's too bad
she's not gonna be around
to handle the kidnapping charges
I'm about to lay on you.
Hmm.
We found the toy
you tried to cover up
in the truck, too.
Where's the baby?
You do understand
if something
happens to that kid,
you're looking
at the death penalty.
Now, if you wanna cooperate
with me, I might be able
to do you some good.
The sooner we find him,
the less chance you'll
be spending time on death row.
What's it gonna be, Robert?
Joan took him.
Joan who?
I don't know her last name,
she's a client of Helen's.
Now, I don't wanna talk anymore
until I have a lawyer.
Cuff him. Read him his rights.
Stand up.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Dugger
What, when did they call?
Get an address,
I'll be in the car.
[BABY COOING]
Will keep right in there.
Okay.
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
[BABY COOING]
Hello? Anyone home?
[BABY CRIES]
Come on!
[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
Maybe she didn't come
all the way up.
Maybe, but I'm gonna find out.
Justin! Justin!
DONNA:
Justin! Justin! Justin!
Maybe you're right.
Maybe she's not up here.
[BABY CRYING]
[GASPS]
Don't touch me.
Don't touch me.
You stay away from me!
Stay away from me!
Please give me my baby. Please.
JOAN: Stop!
[BABY CRYING]
BRIAN: Stop!
DONNA:
Oh, my God!
BRIAN: Please!
[BABY CRYING]
Okay! You win!
[BABY CRYING]
We'd rather you got
away with him
than fall!
Come back, please!
We won't try to stop you!
Come back!
Whoa.
[BABY CRYING]
[JOAN YELPS]
DUGGER:
Joan Hollins,
you're under arrest.
OFFICER:
Weapons down!
You have the right
to remain silent.
anything you say can,
and will, be held against you
in the court of law.
[DONNA GASPING] Hi. Oh!
[BABY GIGGLING]